Hi
I have CentOS 5.2 installed on a computer (the same one that I just posted a message on: Intel DG33BU motherboard) and for even though audio is reported to be found and working Linux just doesn't play anything through the speakers. The computer dual boots Linux/Windows and when in Windows sound works great, so it's strictly a Linux problem. Can anyone try and help me find out where the problem is and resolve it.
-- TIA Paolo
Paolo Supino wrote:
Hi
I have CentOS 5.2 installed on a computer (the same one that I just posted a message on: Intel DG33BU motherboard) and for even though audio is reported to be found and working Linux just doesn't play anything through the speakers. The computer dual boots Linux/Windows and when in Windows sound works great, so it's strictly a Linux problem. Can anyone try and help me find out where the problem is and resolve it.
Check your mixer settings aren't just muted. Otherwise you probably need updated alsa drivers. CentOS-5.3 will contain an updated alsa so if you can hold off for a few weeks until the release of 5.3 and see if it works once updated.
Hi
I can't wait until CentOS 5.3 is released :-( The bigger issue is that I also have windows xp running as a guest inside a vmware server (version 2) and since vmware doesn't discover the audio devices properlly (because linux claims to not have them), there's no sound in Windows ...
-- TIA Paolo
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Ned Slider ned@unixmail.co.uk wrote:
Paolo Supino wrote:
Hi
I have CentOS 5.2 installed on a computer (the same one that I just
posted
a message on: Intel DG33BU motherboard) and for even though audio is reported to be found and working Linux just doesn't play anything through the speakers. The computer dual boots Linux/Windows and when in Windows sound works great, so it's strictly a Linux problem. Can anyone try and
help
me find out where the problem is and resolve it.
Check your mixer settings aren't just muted. Otherwise you probably need updated alsa drivers. CentOS-5.3 will contain an updated alsa so if you can hold off for a few weeks until the release of 5.3 and see if it works once updated.
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Paolo Supino wrote:
Hi
I can't wait until CentOS 5.3 is released :-( The bigger issue is that I also have windows xp running as a guest inside a vmware server (version 2) and since vmware doesn't discover the audio devices properlly (because linux claims to not have them), there's no sound in Windows ...
I can't help with your Windows problems. I have no idea how VMware handles audio. In VMware Server 1.0.x, a WinXP guest shows no audio even on a CentOS host with fully working audio for me. YMMV.
If you really can't wait for CetOS-5.3 then you have a couple options, none supported by CentOS:
1. Grab the upstream 5.3 -128 kernel (which contains the alsa-drivers), and alsa-libs and -utils SRPM packages, rebuild and test. This will give you an indication if CentOS-5.3 will support your audio when released.
2. Grab the latest alsa-driver tarball from their website, compile and install.
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Ned Slider ned@unixmail.co.uk wrote:
I can't help with your Windows problems. I have no idea how VMware handles audio. In VMware Server 1.0.x, a WinXP guest shows no audio even on a CentOS host with fully working audio for me. YMMV.
Actually, this is just the default setting the way VMWare Server is shipped. All you need to do is install the audio driver manually.
HTH
mhr
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of MHR Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:43 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] sound problem
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Ned Slider ned@unixmail.co.uk wrote:
I can't help with your Windows problems. I have no idea how VMware handles audio. In VMware Server 1.0.x, a WinXP guest shows
no audio even
on a CentOS host with fully working audio for me. YMMV.
Actually, this is just the default setting the way VMWare Server is shipped. All you need to do is install the audio driver manually.
HTH
mhr
---- Actually you have to enable audio and usb etc in the VMWare Console for that VM..
JohnStanley
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 8:20 AM, John jses27@gmail.com wrote:
Actually, this is just the default setting the way VMWare Server is shipped. All you need to do is install the audio driver manually.
HTH
mhr
Actually you have to enable audio and usb etc in the VMWare Console for that VM..
I enabled USB devices with my VMWare because I knew I had them and would need them through the Windows guest. I did not know that this was _required_ for sound, but there isn't much about VMWare that surprises me any more.
I have found that VMWare also messes up my USB printer connections - with my Brother laser printer, once I've used it in Windows under VMware, I have to disconnect the device, disable it in the system->administration->printer applet, power it down for at least 30 seconds, power it up and then re-enable it to use it in CentOS again. YMMV.
mhr
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Paolo Supino paolo.supino@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
I can't wait until CentOS 5.3 is released :-( The bigger issue is that I also have windows xp running as a guest inside a vmware server (version 2) and since vmware doesn't discover the audio devices properlly (because linux claims to not have them), there's no sound in Windows ...
This one should be pretty obvious. VMWare Server runs on the host OS, so it only has access to those devices that the host OS can use. If the speakers "don't work" on the host, a guest is not going to be able to do anything with them.
mhr
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